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H. J. BLOWNEY. Sign.

No. 223,698. Patented Jan. 20, I880.

fittest? N. PETERS, PHOTO-LITMOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON D C o tract attention, such openings UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY J. BLOWNEY, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF OF HIS RIGHT TO W. Gr. GEORGE AND GEORGE PFLEGER, OF SAME PLACE; LAVINIA BLOWNEY, ADMINISTBATRIX OF- THE ESTATE OF HENRY J.

BLOWNEY, DECEASED.

SIGN.

' SPECIFICATION forming" part of Letters Patent No. 223,698, dated January 20, 1880.

Application filed April 2, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. BLOWNEY, of South Bend, in the county of St. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Adverti sin g-Signs I and I do hereby declare that the following is afull and exact description of the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon. The object I have in view is to produce an advertisingsign in the shape of a watch or other similar article of sale, such as spectacles or eyeglasses, which will be cheap to manu' facture, light and durable in construction, and I 5 at the same time will be a good representation of the article; and my invention therein consists in the peculiar construction of the sign, as more fully hereinafter set forth.

1n the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of my sign representing a watch, and Fig. 2 a

central vertical section of the same.

The face A of the watch is made of a circular plate of sheet metal, which has painted on each side the hours and the hands of a watch,

so as to resemble a watch when approached in either direction. The plate A is preferably perforated with a number of holes to allow the wind topass through, and in these openings are hung pendants a, which vibrate and atand pendants being covered by patent granted to me March 21,1876.

The rim or case of the watch is made in two parts, B B, each part forming half of the rim,

5 and being constructed in the projecting and ornamental form shown. The stem 0 of the watch is also divided, each half being made in one piece with the corresponding portion of the rim.

The two pieces forming the rim and stem are either cast of metal as thin and light as possible, or are made of wrought metal and stamped or struck into form by dies.

The face A is placed between the two parts B B of the rim, are passed through the rim and face, holding the parts together.

The parts of the stem are made with semi circular notches 0, which, when brought together, form holes to receive the iron ring D, 0 which completes the watch and furnishes means for suspending the sign.

The sign being painted, it will be ready for a use, and will be found very durable, not being affected materially by the weather, and also quite light.

The rim may be provided on its lower edge with one or more eyes or books, d, to hang a name or other small sign to.

These signs I propose to make of any size that the trade may require.

The same plan of construction could be applied to signs representing spectacles or eyeglasses or other similar articles without de parting from the spirit of my invention.

What ,I claim as my invention is- 1. An advertising watch-sign having the face A made of sheet metal and held between the two-part metal rim B B, substantially as described and shown. 7o

2. The watch-sign having the stem 0 made in two parts, of metal, with the divided rimB B, substantially as described and shown.

3. The watch-sign described, consisting of the sheet-metal face A, the divided metal rim B B, secured together and to the face by rivets, the stem 0, and the ring D, the whole being constructed of metal, substantially as set forth and shown.

This specification signed and witnessed this 18th day of January, 1879.

HENRY J. BLOWNEY.

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